``(6) Stewart L. Udall, as a member of Congress, Secretary of the Interior, environmental lawyer, and author, has provided distinguished national leadership in environmental and Native American policy for more than 50 years;

``(7) as Secretary of the Interior from 1961 to 1969, Stewart L. Udall oversaw the creation of 4 national parks, 6 national monuments, 8 national seashores and lakeshores, 9 recreation areas, 20 historic sites, and 56 wildlife refuges; and

``(8) it is fitting that the leadership and vision of Stewart L. Udall in the areas of environmental and Native American policy be jointly honored with that of Morris K. Udall through the foundation bearing the Udall name.´´.

(1) in the section heading, by striking ``Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy´´ and inserting ``and Stewart L. Udall´´;

(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy´´ and inserting ``and Stewart L. Udall´´; and

(3) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``the rate specified for employees in level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code´´ and inserting ``a rate determined by the Board in accordance with section 5383 of title 5, United States Code´´.

``(f) Agency Management or Control.—Use of the Foundation or Institute to provide independent and impartial assessment, mediation, or other dispute or conflict resolution under this section shall not be considered to be the establishment or use of an advisory committee within the meaning of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).´´.

``(1)(A) appoint such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service; and

``(B) fix the compensation of the personnel appointed under subparagraph (A) at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate for employees in grade GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, except that up to 4 employees (in addition to the Executive Director under section 5(f)(2)) may be paid at a rate determined by the Board in accordance with section 5383 of that title.´´;

(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and´´ at the end;

(3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and

(4) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:

``(7) to rent office space in the District of Columbia or its environs; and´´.